Posted on 09/25/2009 8:56:02 PM PDT by jazusamo
One of many articles:
Seattle protesters march, demand Iraq withdrawl (Watada speaks)
He ignored a lawful order to deploy. How in the world did he avoid the first court martial? Or, was he found guilty by the first court martial, and this was for a second charge?
Cowardice disguised as politics. There is no way I would have him leading troops in my unit, he would be responsible for porta john clean up as long as I had control of him. His discharge ensures he gets no benefits and now he can go on his way and leave the army to heroes, not slugs like himself.
“under other than honorable conditions.”
He didn’t win anything except prove he’s an oath-breaker and a coward. No way will any honorable former military manager hire him in the civilian world.
The judge in his first courts-martial declared a mistrial because of admissions he’d made then when they tried to try him again his attorneys filed to dismiss because of double jeorpardy.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1780944/posts Mistrial in Watada Case 02-07-07
Go away wimp, join your wussy friends in Canada. Forget about ever enjoying any respect from honorable people in the US. That bitter taste in your mouth? You’ll get used to it - you’ll have it all your life.
I’m glad it’s over and at least he resigned his commission and received a less than honorable discharge but he deserved time in Leavenworth.
Well now we know what happened to this POS. Thanks for posting.
Should have been put on a gallows and hanged [a firing squad would have been too honorable an execution].
Yep. He’s pretty much unemployable now.
Yes, it will follow him but with the number of anti-Americans we have now it won’t affect him like it would have 40 or 50 years ago.
You bet Lily. I’ve been keeping tabs and I didn’t think they were ever going to decide what to do. I really do wish he’d have gotten some hard time.
Over here.
He plans to go to law school.
Regards,
Ah! Now I understand. So military members can now ignore any order from Obama that they feel violates the US Constitution, because they are not required to obey unlawful orders. That appears to be Watada’s defense at the first court martial. He didn’t have a legal duty to deploy, because he believe the war was illegal.
Either way, I hope I never meet this scum. I’m not a violent man, but I’d sure let him know what I think of him. It makes my blood boil to think this traitor ever wore a US military uniform. The only uniform he should be wearing is an orange jumpsuit from the corrections dept (or whatever they wear in Ft. Leavenworth—that would do, too).
You’ve got it exactly right. He refused to deploy because he believed it to be an illegal war.
He’s scum but I’m sure the JAG Corps learned from this and the next case, if there is one will wind up different.
Be intersting to see how the Bar Assn. character committee deals with the less than honorable.
Good luck with that. They'll ask him about the conditions of his discharge, and so will any future Law firm.
Thanks, Thunder 6. I’d forgotten he plans to go to law school. He’ll probably do well!
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